Greetings fellow Fantasy Premier League
managers! I’m Dean, and I’ve launched a new FPL management tool - asliga.com – that
provides you with stats, graphics and tips to help you get the most out of
your FPL team.
The good folks here at Fantasy Premier
League Hints have allowed me to contribute a guest post for your reading
pleasure, and hopefully it will become a regular occurrence. I thought for our
first article I’d show you 5 things we've discovered by browsing players on
Asliga this week that will hopefully help you with your upcoming management
decisions.
1. Ulloa
isn’t firing away from home
On Asliga you can click on any player’s
name, anywhere on the site and discover you have a whole range of in-depth
player information right at your fingertips. We have broken it all the
statistics down into home and away which can provide interesting insights.
Ulloa has exploded out of the gates this
season, scoring 5 goals and returning the second most fantasy points with 38.
His low price point has been attractive to fantasy managers, which has seen his
ownership rise over recent weeks to 18.1% and his price increase to 5.9m.
However, whilst browsing though his
statistics, we've noticed Ulloa doesn't seem to be pulling the trigger away from
home. The Argentine forward has only taken a measly 2 shots on the road,
against 10 at home in as many games. Interestingly enough, his shooting
accuracy is 50% both home and away, but with few chances seemingly falling his
way outside the King Power stadium, you might want to sit him on your bench for
away games.
2. Silva
is flourishing away from home
On the flip side, one man who has been a
stalwart of many FPL teams over the last few years, David Silva, seems to be
much more effective in his travels than is his own backyard.
Silva has thus far contributed 1 goal and 2
assists to Manchester City’s title defence, and all of them have come away from
home. He has taken 4 shots away compared to 1 at home, and provided 12 key
passes away compared to 4 at home. He has had roughly the same amount of passes
in the final third home and away, so this would suggest he is just finding it
easier to pick a pass or make space for a shot away from the Etihad.
With Aston Villa, West Ham and QPR all away
in the next 5 games Silva might be one to watch, especially if you need to
replace the injured Ramsey.
3. van
Persie has narrowed his aim
When Falcao arrived at Old Trafford,
everyone was wondering whom van Gaal was going to drop to make room for the Columbian.
The former Arsenal striker was struggling for form, and having drawn blanks is
his first three appearances many believed it would be RVP who would be the one
to take a place on the bench.
Whether van Persie just needed a few games
to get going, or was simply galvanized by the threat of Falcao I couldn’t tell
you, but the Dutchman has now scored in his last two outings and is sporting a
100% shooting accuracy.
Granted, he has only had three attempts at
goal, but if you’re going to hit the target every time and score every 1.5
shots, you don’t need that many chances.
RVP’s price tag is a hurdle most managers
will not be able to get past, but with Manchester United’s defensive woes, they
will need to outscore their opponents to have a chance of getting any results.
No doubt van Persie is hungry for goals.
4. Romelu
Lukaku is improving
As a Chelsea fan, I’ve always had a soft
spot for the big Belgian. It seemed like such a fairy tail when he arrived at
Chelsea – He was playing with his idol, Didier Drogba, at his dream club.
However, it never really worked out for Lukaku and he has now found a new home
on Merseyside.
Like van Persie, Lukaku also failed to hit
the back of the net in his first three games, which frustrated managers all
over who counted on the Everton forward bag a goal or two, despite the fact he
faced the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal.
However, Lukaku has now scored two goals in
his last three games, and if you look at the graphic provided you can see that
his shooting is improving most every week. His shots on target are becoming more
and more frequent, and whilst he had fewer chances last week, he boasted his
first 100% shooting accuracy match of the season.
If Wayne Rooney left you with a big red
hole in your front three, you might want to take a sneaky look at the Belgian
forward who is facing a Red Devils side this weekend with all sorts of
defensive problems.
5. Fabregas’
price is rising, but his points return is falling
It may be a bit too soon to panic, but the Spanish
midfield maestro has drawn a blank in his last two gameweeks. One of Asliga’s
features is a tool that allows you to import your FPL team to experiment with
your line up and see if each player is scoring enough points to justify their
price and place in your squad. We do this by allowing you to set a weekly
points target, and then calculate how much each player needs to score weighted
by their market value.
As you can see in the image, our target is
60 points per gameweek and over the last four gameweeks Fabregas has provided
on average 2.3 points below his required target of 6.8.
As Chelsea proved last week, any player in their
embarrassment of midfield riches can step up and supply the cutting edge needed
to tear apart Premier League defences, with Willian and Oscar stealing the
show. Fabregas has still provided the most key passes in the whole league with
20, so there is no shortage of scoring opportunities, but if it comes to pass
that Fabs relaxes into the pack and shares the fantasy spoils with his team
mates, we may need to assess if his price and his points return equate to money
well spent.
So that’s it for now! If this was helpful,
feel free to sign up to Asliga to see how we can help you improve your own FPL
team. We have two pricing options, 15 pounds for a season pass or a monthly
subscription for 3 pounds per month – which is peanuts if you just want to try
it out for a few weeks.
Stay classy.
